River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent

4 ANAi 0AE IT'S AtAI NDALteIOlltNL.t
Dec. 81, 1888.
Washington has been rather quiet
for Christmas week. The Presidents
renewed illness, Senator Logan S
death, aud the fact that many Con-
gressmen went to their homes TO spend
the holidays, has had something to do
with the luil in social affairs.
Senator's Logan's funeral too place
to-day at noon. The ceremon' IS were
held in the Senate Chamber, and the
remains were temporarily placed in
vault in Rock Greek cemetery. The
pail bearers We're Postmaster General
Villas, Gen. John Black. Ex-senator
Conkling, Gen. Simon Cameron, Col.
Fred Grant, General Sherman, General
| Fairchild, COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
@. A. r.. ana half a dozen other dis
tinguished men.
Although Logan died on last sun
day, his remains lay in the room in
which he died until Thursday. when
they were taken to the Capitol rOtunda
where they lay in state until the fun
eral. From the hour of his death
until Thursday, the Logan mansion,
Calumet Place as il is called, was
tiirOnged with prominent men and
women, who were making visits of
coincidence. Carriages were coming
and going all the time, so that il re-
minded one of occasions when brilliant
social scenes were the cause of the
filling up of the Senator'S house.
For a quarter of a century Gen.
Logan has been one of the foremost
figures in American public life. Said
Gen Hawley, Logan was absolutely
incompatible, intensely patriotic, and
a SPLENDID soldier" In civic honors
he made his way as swiftly as in the
army, born on by the same nerve and
the same intuitiye knowledge of men.
His sudden death removes one more
from that small remaining company
of statesmen who saw the war for the
Union begin and end, and were con-
spicuous in the prosecution of it. Of
this band of veterans General Logan
would have been selected as the most
likely to live for good score of years
yet, with his powerful frame, iron
build, apparently rugged health and
buoyant spirits.
In regard to his successor, it is
thought his vacant seat in the Senate
Will be filled by one of six men, all of
whom would like it. These are Gov.
Oglesby, ex-Congressman Farwell, and
four other Illinois Congressman, name
ly Gen. Henderson, Judge Payson, and
Messrs. Cannon and Hit.
y movement has been formally or
gained in this city to raise a fund of
$500, 900 for the Senator's widow and
over S35, 900 have already been sub
scribed. Senator Logan was always
poor. lie was never successful in
business enterprises. and has lived on
his salary. His honesty in legislative
life was proverbial. There was never
a lobbyist in Washington who dared
to approach him.
When the bill to distribute the bal
ance of Geneva award was pending in
the Senate, General Logan was favor
ally disposed to the claims of the in
surance companies, and one of the
attorneys for them went to his room
to talk on the subject. The General
received him very cOldly, and when
the man asked to see him in private a
few moments, he dew into a rage and
ordered him from the room. There
were rumors that pecuniary induce
ments were being offered to the sup
pOrters of the bill, and the General
supposed that the man had come to
make some proposition to him.
Among the many incidents of the
deceased Senator s life is one which is
connected with his wounds at Fort
DOnelson. While lying there his wife
forced her way to his bedside and
nursed him through it all. On the
cot adjoining his, with their toes al
most touching, lay Col. Morrison, who.
in the same battle. had received an
ugly wound while leading the Forty
Ninth Illinois. Mrs. Logan divided
her attention between the two men,
and her careful nursing soon put both
of them again in the saddle.
General Grant once made remark
concerning the dead Senator which
showed in happy manner one of the
latter's characteristics. "When Logan
comes here and wants twelve Offices
said President Grant, "and. give him
eleven out of the twelve, he goes home
and curses the Administration for not
doing anything for him. Now, Simon
Cameron is different. If he wants
twelve offices and | give him one out
of the twelve, he goes home aud swears
he is running the Administration
General Logan probably received
the largest daily mail of any man in
the Senate or House. His letters
came from all parts of the country
and some of those from old soldiers
were couched in very affectionate
language. A few weeks ago, one of
these which he referred to the
General Land Office, commenced by
making an excuse for calling on
him, but said that when au old
soldier was in trouble he turned as
naturally to John 4. Logan as the
Moslem turns to the East to pray.
The holiday number of The West
Shore is the bandsomest that most
excellent western magazine has ever
/ issued. Many of its illustrations are
printed in five colors, and none of them
| in less than three. They are highly